What an absolutely beautiful building! Unfortunately the Brittania business model seems to consist of buying stunning buildings and leaving them to rot. Such a shame 😔
Love your video Lee. I stayed there back in February and expected the worst. My room was 678. It wasn't that bad. Clean but simple. TBH - I was visiting from Mainland China. Having lived there for almost a decade, my tolerance for certain things have certainly been affected.
Shameful how such a grand building is being left neglected. No wonder Britannia have been voted worst hotel chain 11 years in a row and it looks like they may win that award again for the 12th time! Also, £25 for WiFi is absolutely criminal!
Good day Lee! Wow such a spectacular building! Faded glory, so sad needs basic care, and mostly investment. It crys out for care and investment! The bleach is to disguise the other objectionable odors, the P's pee, poo, puke. What is wrong with the owners? Such potential!
That was a top hotel in its day . Britannia have neglected it like they have many once grand hotels . Liverpool city council need to force the owners to bring it back to its former glory . At the moment it is an embarrassment to the city .
@@nicoefc why force the owners when the council were bankrupt under another Labour leader? Its a private enterprise. Fill it full of illegals and a government grant, sorted. Look at the Britannia Hotel in Blackpool the Metropole!
I know exactly what you mean about the BLEACH OVER FUSTY Stench Britannia experience! I stayed at the Britannia Country Hotel, in Didsbury Manchester. The smell was overwhelming. They had a swimming pool next to reception and the pool a/c didn't work or was switched off to save money, who can say, but the result was the lobby, lounge and stairs stank of chlorine and what I would call an underlying 'warm'-dampness. The humidity from the pool was such that all the pictures hanging on the wall in the stairwell had running water on their insides! The grounds must once have been nice but were crammed with a sea of cars as they let put the grounds to airport 'parking companies. Every former lawn covered and broken mirrors and knocks seemed common. I checked out ASAP. Absolutely vile. Sadly this seems the Britannia mode and so long as they keep making huge profits they don't care. No idea of their nationality but suspect 'Britannia' is a stretch of they would show more respect for these once prestigious hotels and at least have the decency to sell them to a company who will.
Stayed there a few years ago on the marble corridor rooms 1st or 2nd floor, big rooms yes a bit tired but comfy, the food for breakfast and evening meal was no Michelin star but still very nice. For the price you can't stay in a tent in the middle of a field nowadays.
Hi Lee great video,some public areas in hotel are beautiful look at but seems go up towards&into your room carpets&smell bleach overpowering. Should asked for another room hotel needs serious renovation I personally wouldn’t stay in that hotel for free not very appealing from the outside. Next time come to Liverpool try Liner Hotel back lime street train station should have better experience there but did well staying there for the night especially with bleach smell in your room. Weird looking at my home city on video,I go that way 5 days a week on my way to work at Port Of Liverpool Building at Pier Head. You can go into that building through any entrances during the day take photos by security reception don’t think film in there enjoyed your vlog👍
I couldn't help but laugh, when you first came out of the lift (looking at that disgusting carpet). Such a shame, such a lovely looking building, just needs a full refurbishment and a lot of TLC. Thank you for sharing ❤
It must just be me but walking through the main door and everything else looks bloody amazing. I guess I’m not used to staying in nice places but it looked really good.
Like all Britannia hotels, magnificent buildings but as a budget hotel they can’t renovate all the rooms at once. You’ll probably find the first 2 floors totally immaculate. The work program is huge and will take time. I’m not defending them, I’m just trying to see it from a different perspective.
Stunning building suffering from drastic underfunding and circumstances of modern people. I'm sure 50-60-70 years ago people would treat the building with alot more respect and theirfore the price would be higher which would pay in turn for more staff and better upkeep. Everyone wants a room for under £100 per night and this drives the company to cut corners and operate on skeleton crews.
Lee, nobody had used the toilet that was bleach, which is probably why you could smell bleach, but a lot of people think it's a wee wee in the toilet when it's not lol 😂 🏴
A once grand hotel, built for a certain clientele. Now a run down excuse of a hotel. It needs an awful lot of money spent on it. I'm a Scouser and this hotel is a disgrace.
Not watched all the video yet will watch the rest tomorrow and try and catch up on some more,but my first impressions with the long corridors of the hotel reminds me of the film The Shining, Here's Johnny,😅👍
You're a brave man Lee. It's the hotel chain that's the issue. Britannia aren't great to be fair but you're right about the actual building as it's historic and stunning
Must admit these are becoming my favourite vlogs Lee…we get to see hotels we would never see. What a shame though, beautiful building but very tired and in need of repair….these old hotels seem to be Ghosts of their pasts. Your reviews are 100% honest whereas trip advisor reviews are always a little over the top.
Morning hun wen you were outside talking . there was a painter going in to the hotel . so I wonder if they are doing it up on the other side of the building xxx❤
This brings back some horror memories. My parents stayed here to visit me whilst I was at university. We all ate there. I've never been so ill in my life!!! Must have got food poisoning, was projectile from every orifice on my body. Took months to recover. Good luck Lee!
What a grand building it is really nice shame about the state of the place what's dusgusting they got clean the place up another great video take care stay safe
Hi Lee new to your channel. First time watched you. I live in the North West in Cumbria feel so ashamed. But there must be grotty hotels in the South.. Angela.
The grand hotel in Llandudno , scarbourgh , and Adelphi Liverpool are magnificent buildings which should be the best hotels in those cities but are owned by Britannia hotels who have basically run them down
The Adelphi used to be such a beautiful hotel...mind you I'm talking 45 plus years ago, but it really was a beautiful place. So sad to see how it's been allowed to deteriorate. Local councils house their homeless in the Adelphi nowadays.
My wife stayed at the Adelphi about 20 years ago. She was cabin crew at the time. Room had no curtains and no bath towels. She asked for replacements several times. They delivered them at 3am, making sure to wake her up.
You need to try the Grayling pub in Great Yarmouth, they do a carvery, probably the 'worst in Norfolk' beef hard and chewy, veg cold and hard as boots roast potatoes that are burnt
A lot of our early 20th century hotels are in the same state. For example, The Grand Scarborough, Norbreck Castle, Savoy, Imperial in Blackpool. Lovely hotels in their day, but past their sell by date and beyond saving.
Well Mr Macmaster you should read a bit about the history of that place Charles Dickens the writer liked to stop there and Winston Churchill like to stay also. I think a lot these old hotels have just had there day and need a fortune spending on them but it's just not viable as the price they would need to charge wouldn't attract enough customers. Oh and one last thing Cilla Black had her wedding reception there back in 1969 so there you go.
I can remember a documentary series in the late nineties and it was top dollar then! Apparently 😂 That carpet is rank, bleach trying to hide the smell of decay.
I stayed at the Adelphi in December last year. I arrived as an emergency at 9.00 at night as my booked accommodation did not work out and I booked it at the last minute and got a taxi there. I thought it was OK. I had a single room that was a bit draughty but quite comfortable and the breakfast the following morning was fine. It was cheap and in a lovely central position especially as I was returning home from Lime Street Station. Yes, it was a little run down but I would stay there again if I needed a cheap hotel.
A fair conclusion at the end. Like others have said, the place seems to sum up the present state of the UK. Beautiful but under invested for decades and then bought out by a millionaire and run into the ground. What on earth is going on with the housekeeping and basic maintenance? A lot of cheaper hotels seem to have the same dank musty damp smell probably from leaking shower cubicles and bathrooms. Looks like that room had a basic makeover 10-15 years ago but was never maintained fully after.
Did you find the masons lodge room down in the basement?..and I’m not joking😂…all the explorer tubers especially the paranormal ones have been doing the Adelphi lately for their fake ghost hunts😅
Would also advise a trip to Wroxham in the Norfolk broads, lovely carvery, a take away only one, absolutely fabulous and couldn't fault it, it's called 'oh crumbs' a sandwich shop that does an outstanding carvery
What a shame that such an old grand building should come to this. You should get a medal for staying there with that awful smell. I would however like to nominate the Britannia Airport Hotel Manchester as being worse than the Adelphi. I stayed there 8 years ago when I got back from NZ (I knew nobody in Manchester and had 2 cats with me), it was full of asylum seekers and it was effing awful. I still have PTSD from the 2 weeks I spent there.
27:10 Maybe grab that fan from the wardrobe and leave it switched on for air only, no heat, to circulate air around and hopefully throughout the room to dispel the bleach whiff.
Reminds me of the Overlook Hotel walking through corridors to your room. 😂😂😂 Shame about the state of the hotel as its a lovely building steeped with historical features. If it was me there, I wouldnt have stayed the night.
I have never been inside the building, but I remember as a kid watching all the Rolls Royce cars lining up in front of the main doors. The man in his uniform outside greeting the clients and calling for the Trolleys to take the lugage in. You would wait under Dick opposite, hoping to catch site of one of the stars going in or out. It's a bloody shame, how dirty and delapidated it looks now. How can a hotel chain hope to run a business, and hold up a reputation when they are serving up such a horrible experience. Yes £50 a night is cheep in this day and age, but they could still make it clean. Of course they have to deal with the Pigs that make the mess in the first place. As you say Lee, "Shame on you Britannia".
Its an amazing building.. such a shame its not well maintained.. but indeed for that price.. you cant expect much.. do you.. i love those vlogs about hotels.. and all your travel vlogs too.. and i have stayed in worse hotels.. even in America.. which you don’t expect either.. nice vlog Lee 👍
My boyfriend always says as long as the bed is clean then it’s ok. As you don’t spend much time in a hotel room, hope the smell wasn’t too bad of bleach by the following day.
The people of Liverpool have campaigned for years begging Britannia to spend money on this once glorious hotel. It was at one time THE hotel to stay. It’s shame on Britannia, we wish that a large deep pocket company would buy this beautiful building and restore it to its former glory. A very fair review I thought.
Such a shame - what a beautiful old building. The trouble is it would cost a fortune to do it up and would you see it back? A reasonable 3 star hotel would normally cost triple what you have paid. I stayed at the Liverpool Hilton and it was vastly more expensive ( but good )
Exaggerating over the bleach, but for £40 what would you expect, that’s 20 quid a night per person in the centre of Liverpool! You want high class go the malmasson
Very very brave of you. Such a shame - it used to be a great place but sadly it has been allowed to decline at a rate of knots. Plenty of great alternatives in the city
I used to stay in one called Bosworth Hall near Leicester. It was a mess. Staff were lovely, but the place was just run down and not looked after. Soon switched to staying in the Leicester Marriott after that...
The Adelphi was home to the Liverpool Press Club, the oldest press club in the world. It was at their last Christmas dinner there that the late great Ken Dodd stood up to give us a few after dinner words. “ some people knock the Adelphi “ he said, “ but I won’t. “ “ I’ve just walked through the kitchens and I didn’t see a single blue bottle…… they were all married with kids “ ! The annual Christmas dinner is now held elsewhere
ha I am actually going to Liverpool next week (regular trip) and when booking a hotel it came up and I thought to myself will I book it I mean how bad can it be? I booked the premier inn this morning Cheers Mate
Lovely old building the Adephi. Yes it obviously needs good deal of money spending on it. As long as the bed is clean a few carpet stains would not bother me. Think you said it was £42 per which is very reasonable to stay in a grand old building. I've got no sense of smell either, so any odd smells wouldn't bother me
That floor behind the drawers was rotten like every think else . I had a friend who used to work there a cleaner she could only do so much in the rooms . they had half hour to do one floor and as for the bleach that way over board .I can't believe the way it is disgusting xx❤x
Good you went under cover to get real experience. Shame the hotel dirty and run down as it could be updated and room price updated.i like the classical music. Brave you managed the night due to horrid smell.😊
The sacrifices you make for your audience Lee. 😂 I must admit it looked truly awful but for £42 what more could you expect? It's cheaper than Premier Inn but at least they're clean. 👍
Oh my god. I stayed in that very room in 2016 and its the exact same 🤢. They charged me £110 for that back then. When I told the client where I had booked they laughed for a solid minute and said we better get your deliverables now - you wont be back tomorrow. worst hotel in europe for me is the Manhattan hotel in Brussels. everything was covered in dust and cigarette ash, the room as 100 x worse that than. I checked out 5 mins after checking in.
£42 in centre of Liverpool, if go with a mate that's £21 each, I think that would be good value for Liverpool. Your mate Geoff Carter right. All you need is a place to put your head. I'd say all depends why your going to Liverpool. If going for a nice romantic weekend away then yes ,go somewhere else. But if with mates on the beer. Then thats a bargain.. great vlog as always Lee 👍
Stayed there 40 years ago for a star trek convention and it was in just about the same condition. Managed to meet Patrick Stewart and he didn't stay long.
Makes u wonder what they were doing on the toilet to make it sticky 😂😂😂 very brave Lee 😂😂 watching the room review made my skin very itchy 😂😂😂 I envy you for being so brave 😂😂😂
I stayed there during the Beatles convention in '89. The hotel rooms needed updating and were creepy. We were also on the 5th floor. It's no Premier Inn.
Ey Lee the corridors look very shining.Now that’s a hotel that exists in the US as you probably know you need to do video at that hotel and stay in room 217 if it’s available that would be a cool Mcnicolsonmyster video. X
Stayed there about 10years ago and it was ok. Did you know that they used to show the Grand National Winner on the Saturday Night after the Race, in the Main Room Facing as you walk in. Did you also know that the Hotel was made for the Passengers of the Titanic, for when it was to Dock in Liverpool. My Home town Macmaster I bet you enjoyed it. Honest review Sir.👍
Good Evening Lee. This has got to be the Typical Victorian Hotel with lots of Oppulence and Splendour in it's day. But, sadly like most Hotels of this Period, No Money and No Big Investment has been spent on Up-dating, Re-decoration of the Rooms, all of the Carpets needing to be replaced, just a really Good lick of paint all over and Probably have a Professional Cleaning Company come in and Clean, Vacuum and a Good Dusting of the Hotels Furniture and it's Window's need a Thorough Clean. If they did all of that to the Britannia Adelphi Hotel and brought in a few Hotel Reviewers after that, I am sure this Beautiful Hotel would be given another Star or two. Really Good Investment and a new set of eyes to bring this Hotel up to date and a Pleasant Establishment to stay at and Enjoy Yourself. It is such an Incredible Building and it has lots of History inside it. Thank you very much Lee.
I did tell you lee what it was like. The Liverpool echo have been trying for ages to get this hotel closed. The taxi drivers try to avoid it at all costs. Plenty of decent places to eat nearby.
I did warn you on 💩book Lee I hope you went around the museums,seems how we have 3 of them which are worth going around the world one, and the maritime one are my favourite but i hope you enjoyed the city 👍👍
hi lee my experience staying at the adelphi in liverpool was amazing and first class the only thing is that was 25 years ago it was the place to stay.what a pity to see how it has certainly gone down in reputation and service i think this is too great for even brittania hotels to get back to some sort of resemblance to what it was which is a real shame
That tartan mattress and that bathroom🤮😷. Come back premier Inn all is forgiven 😂. It's a shame to let this beautiful hotel get in that condition. But for £42 a night I would be pleased to lay my head down on a cold rainy night in the warm.
It used to be a 5 star hotel years ago. All the bands and opera singers who played in Liverpool stayed there. Really sad to see the decline. Rich. Birkenhead.
Room lighting has been remarkably dim in every hotel I’ve stayed in (here in the United States) for several years. I need to bring efficient bright LED bulbs on trips.
The Lodge co-op Street in Blackpool is the worst place I've ever stopped at , and I'm not fussy, lol. I would love some RUclipsr to do a review on that B&B, but for £15 a night, including a cooked breakfast (2020) price. The location is top notch just off Chapel Street, the central Pier 🏴
Damn shame seeing the demise of this Liverpool institution, a place my Family often stayed in, when I was a kid, if we were visiting Nana & Grandad or when Dad was performing at the Empire…
This is the worst rated hotel in Europe? You have to be kidding. I've stayed in hotels across Europe many of which were absolute toilets. In fact, I'm not convinced some of them were not public toilets. This is absurd luxury compared to a really run down Paris hotel in a violent neighborhood. Even the UK can supply some truly terrible near drug den hotels far far far worse than this.
What an absolutely beautiful building! Unfortunately the Brittania business model seems to consist of buying stunning buildings and leaving them to rot. Such a shame 😔
Didn't look too bad, love the architecture! 😊
Love your video Lee. I stayed there back in February and expected the worst. My room was 678. It wasn't that bad. Clean but simple. TBH - I was visiting from Mainland China. Having lived there for almost a decade, my tolerance for certain things have certainly been affected.
Shameful how such a grand building is being left neglected. No wonder Britannia have been voted worst hotel chain 11 years in a row and it looks like they may win that award again for the 12th time!
Also, £25 for WiFi is absolutely criminal!
Good day Lee! Wow such a spectacular building! Faded glory, so sad needs basic care, and mostly investment. It crys out for care and investment! The bleach is to disguise the other objectionable odors, the P's pee, poo, puke. What is wrong with the owners? Such potential!
I look forward to more videos of you in Liverpool, it's a fantastic city!
That was a top hotel in its day . Britannia have neglected it like they have many once grand hotels . Liverpool city council need to force the owners to bring it back to its former glory . At the moment it is an embarrassment to the city .
@@nicoefc why force the owners when the council were bankrupt under another Labour leader? Its a private enterprise. Fill it full of illegals and a government grant, sorted. Look at the Britannia Hotel in Blackpool the Metropole!
I know exactly what you mean about the BLEACH OVER FUSTY Stench Britannia experience! I stayed at the Britannia Country Hotel, in Didsbury Manchester. The smell was overwhelming. They had a swimming pool next to reception and the pool a/c didn't work or was switched off to save money, who can say, but the result was the lobby, lounge and stairs stank of chlorine and what I would call an underlying 'warm'-dampness. The humidity from the pool was such that all the pictures hanging on the wall in the stairwell had running water on their insides!
The grounds must once have been nice but were crammed with a sea of cars as they let put the grounds to airport 'parking companies. Every former lawn covered and broken mirrors and knocks seemed common. I checked out ASAP. Absolutely vile.
Sadly this seems the Britannia mode and so long as they keep making huge profits they don't care. No idea of their nationality but suspect 'Britannia' is a stretch of they would show more respect for these once prestigious hotels and at least have the decency to sell them to a company who will.
Stayed there a few years ago on the marble corridor rooms 1st or 2nd floor, big rooms yes a bit tired but comfy, the food for breakfast and evening meal was no Michelin star but still very nice. For the price you can't stay in a tent in the middle of a field nowadays.
Hi Lee great video,some public areas in hotel are beautiful look at but seems go up towards&into your room carpets&smell bleach overpowering.
Should asked for another room hotel needs serious renovation I personally wouldn’t stay in that hotel for free not very appealing from the outside.
Next time come to Liverpool try Liner Hotel back lime street train station should have better experience there but did well staying there for the night especially with bleach smell in your room.
Weird looking at my home city on video,I go that way 5 days a week on my way to work at Port Of Liverpool Building at Pier Head.
You can go into that building through any entrances during the day take photos by security reception don’t think film in there enjoyed your vlog👍
I couldn't help but laugh, when you first came out of the lift (looking at that disgusting carpet). Such a shame, such a lovely looking building, just needs a full refurbishment and a lot of TLC. Thank you for sharing ❤
I wonder if the hospitality industry have had a sudden surge of bookings in the name of Lee Davey 😂
Wow 15:38 a Victorian mirrored sideboard with display cabinets and marbled counter top. Beautiful. Possibly oak. 😂❤😊❤
It must just be me but walking through the main door and everything else looks bloody amazing. I guess I’m not used to staying in nice places but it looked really good.
The building is stunning! Seems a shame that the services don’t match.
When I was a lad in Liverpool during the 1960's The Adelphi was THE place to stay. How sad to see that it has been let go. Shame on Britannia!!!
Manchester based company buys Liverpool historic landmark hotel.
What could possibly go wrong!
Hi Lee nice one it was a great review ,pity that fella stopped you ,filming ,,all the best Keith and Jayne Liverpool 😅😅
Like all Britannia hotels, magnificent buildings but as a budget hotel they can’t renovate all the rooms at once. You’ll probably find the first 2 floors totally immaculate. The work program is huge and will take time. I’m not defending them, I’m just trying to see it from a different perspective.
Stunning building suffering from drastic underfunding and circumstances of modern people. I'm sure 50-60-70 years ago people would treat the building with alot more respect and theirfore the price would be higher which would pay in turn for more staff and better upkeep. Everyone wants a room for under £100 per night and this drives the company to cut corners and operate on skeleton crews.
11:36 Crikey, that grand piano looks rife for the skip! Some white keys have even lost their covers..
Lee, nobody had used the toilet that was bleach, which is probably why you could smell bleach, but a lot of people think it's a wee wee in the toilet when it's not lol 😂 🏴
A once grand hotel, built for a certain clientele. Now a run down excuse of a hotel. It needs an awful lot of money spent on it. I'm a Scouser and this hotel is a disgrace.
Not watched all the video yet will watch the rest tomorrow and try and catch up on some more,but my first impressions with the long corridors of the hotel reminds me of the film The Shining, Here's Johnny,😅👍
Love these worst hotels reviews your doing..good fun 👍👍
You're a brave man Lee. It's the hotel chain that's the issue. Britannia aren't great to be fair but you're right about the actual building as it's historic and stunning
your always entertaing lee love your vlogs
What a shame, as you say, it’s a beautiful building. However it needs new management and a lot of TLC.
Must admit these are becoming my favourite vlogs Lee…we get to see hotels we would never see. What a shame though, beautiful building but very tired and in need of repair….these old hotels seem to be Ghosts of their pasts. Your reviews are 100% honest whereas trip advisor reviews are always a little over the top.
Walk With Me Tim, he does reviews on all hotels cheap ones and also Rich ones , check him out 🏴
Morning hun wen you were outside talking . there was a painter going in to the hotel . so I wonder if they are doing it up on the other side of the building xxx❤
This brings back some horror memories. My parents stayed here to visit me whilst I was at university. We all ate there. I've never been so ill in my life!!! Must have got food poisoning, was projectile from every orifice on my body. Took months to recover. Good luck Lee!
What a grand building it is really nice shame about the state of the place what's dusgusting they got clean the place up another great video take care stay safe
Hi Lee new to your channel.
First time watched you.
I live in the North West in Cumbria feel so ashamed.
But there must be grotty hotels in the South..
Angela.
The grand hotel in Llandudno , scarbourgh , and Adelphi Liverpool are magnificent buildings which should be the best hotels in those cities but are owned by Britannia hotels who have basically run them down
The Adelphi used to be such a beautiful hotel...mind you I'm talking 45 plus years ago, but it really was a beautiful place. So sad to see how it's been allowed to deteriorate. Local councils house their homeless in the Adelphi nowadays.
@jansykes2729 yes you are right and at the moment am in one
My wife stayed at the Adelphi about 20 years ago. She was cabin crew at the time. Room had no curtains and no bath towels. She asked for replacements several times. They delivered them at 3am, making sure to wake her up.
You need to try the Grayling pub in Great Yarmouth, they do a carvery, probably the 'worst in Norfolk' beef hard and chewy, veg cold and hard as boots roast potatoes that are burnt
A lot of our early 20th century hotels are in the same state.
For example, The Grand Scarborough, Norbreck Castle, Savoy, Imperial in Blackpool.
Lovely hotels in their day, but past their sell by date and beyond saving.
A low price is never an excuse for a dirty room, never ever!!
Great vlog, one to avoid.👍🏴
I remember a tv series was made about this hotel some years ago.
Well Mr Macmaster you should read a bit about the history of that place Charles Dickens the writer liked to stop there and Winston Churchill like to stay also. I think a lot these old hotels have just had there day and need a fortune spending on them but it's just not viable as the price they would need to charge wouldn't attract enough customers. Oh and one last thing Cilla Black had her wedding reception there back in 1969 so there you go.
I can remember a documentary series in the late nineties and it was top dollar then! Apparently 😂 That carpet is rank, bleach trying to hide the smell of decay.
Yes i just left a comment,was it that many years ago?
@@susanwaite1187 sure was 😊
I stayed at the Adelphi in December last year. I arrived as an emergency at 9.00 at night as my booked accommodation did not work out and I booked it at the last minute and got a taxi there. I thought it was OK. I had a single room that was a bit draughty but quite comfortable and the breakfast the following morning was fine. It was cheap and in a lovely central position especially as I was returning home from Lime Street Station. Yes, it was a little run down but I would stay there again if I needed a cheap hotel.
I'm laughing so much, Lee you are so funny. I have had a few beers but this is really funny.
How can the grand hotel in Scarborough be the worst rated hotel in the UK, and the adelphi in Liverpool rated the worst in Europe?
That's what I thought.
A fair conclusion at the end. Like others have said, the place seems to sum up the present state of the UK. Beautiful but under invested for decades and then bought out by a millionaire and run into the ground. What on earth is going on with the housekeeping and basic maintenance? A lot of cheaper hotels seem to have the same dank musty damp smell probably from leaking shower cubicles and bathrooms. Looks like that room had a basic makeover 10-15 years ago but was never maintained fully after.
Let's send another 10 billion to Ukraine.
Did you find the masons lodge room down in the basement?..and I’m not joking😂…all the explorer tubers especially the paranormal ones have been doing the Adelphi lately for their fake ghost hunts😅
Would also advise a trip to Wroxham in the Norfolk broads, lovely carvery, a take away only one, absolutely fabulous and couldn't fault it, it's called 'oh crumbs' a sandwich shop that does an outstanding carvery
After you said mirror on the ceiling I was w8n for the next line of pink champagne on ice 😂😂
What a shame that such an old grand building should come to this. You should get a medal for staying there with that awful smell. I would however like to nominate the Britannia Airport Hotel Manchester as being worse than the Adelphi. I stayed there 8 years ago when I got back from NZ (I knew nobody in Manchester and had 2 cats with me), it was full of asylum seekers and it was effing awful. I still have PTSD from the 2 weeks I spent there.
27:10 Maybe grab that fan from the wardrobe and leave it switched on for air only, no heat, to circulate air around and hopefully throughout the room to dispel the bleach whiff.
Reminds me of the Overlook Hotel walking through corridors to your room. 😂😂😂 Shame about the state of the hotel as its a lovely building steeped with historical features. If it was me there, I wouldnt have stayed the night.
I have never been inside the building, but I remember as a kid watching all the Rolls Royce cars lining up in front of the main doors. The man in his uniform outside greeting the clients and calling for the Trolleys to take the lugage in. You would wait under Dick opposite, hoping to catch site of one of the stars going in or out. It's a bloody shame, how dirty and delapidated it looks now. How can a hotel chain hope to run a business, and hold up a reputation when they are serving up such a horrible experience. Yes £50 a night is cheep in this day and age, but they could still make it clean. Of course they have to deal with the Pigs that make the mess in the first place. As you say Lee, "Shame on you Britannia".
Its an amazing building.. such a shame its not well maintained.. but indeed for that price.. you cant expect much.. do you.. i love those vlogs about hotels.. and all your travel vlogs too.. and i have stayed in worse hotels.. even in America.. which you don’t expect either.. nice vlog Lee 👍
My boyfriend always says as long as the bed is clean then it’s ok. As you don’t spend much time in a hotel room, hope the smell wasn’t too bad of bleach by the following day.
I can tell you it's not the worst hotel in Europe 🌍 but fantastic video... Keep going with the great work 👍
The people of Liverpool have campaigned for years begging Britannia to spend money on this once glorious hotel. It was at one time THE hotel to stay. It’s shame on Britannia, we wish that a large deep pocket company would buy this beautiful building and restore it to its former glory. A very fair review I thought.
Such a shame - what a beautiful old building. The trouble is it would cost a fortune to do it up and would you see it back? A reasonable 3 star hotel would normally cost triple what you have paid. I stayed at the Liverpool Hilton and it was vastly more expensive ( but good )
Magnificent building. What a shame.😢
Hi Lee what a hotel awful 🤣🤣your a brave man 😂
Exaggerating over the bleach, but for £40 what would you expect, that’s 20 quid a night per person in the centre of Liverpool! You want high class go the malmasson
Bit like I said at the end. 👍🏼
Britannia hotels are all bad, the Adelphi could be so much more with the right investment. It really is an amazing building.
Very very brave of you. Such a shame - it used to be a great place but sadly it has been allowed to decline at a rate of knots. Plenty of great alternatives in the city
I used to stay in one called Bosworth Hall near Leicester. It was a mess. Staff were lovely, but the place was just run down and not looked after. Soon switched to staying in the Leicester Marriott after that...
The Adelphi was home to the Liverpool Press Club, the oldest press club in the world. It was at their last Christmas dinner there that the late great Ken Dodd stood up to give us a few after dinner words. “ some people knock the Adelphi “ he said, “ but I won’t. “ “ I’ve just walked through the kitchens and I didn’t see a single blue bottle…… they were all married with kids “ ! The annual Christmas dinner is now held elsewhere
ha I am actually going to Liverpool next week (regular trip) and when booking a hotel it came up and I thought to myself will I book it I mean how bad can it be? I booked the premier inn this morning Cheers Mate
Z hotels is a nice enough hotel for 50 a night
Modern and clean
Bang in the city centre
Lovely old building the Adephi. Yes it obviously needs good deal of money spending on it. As long as the bed is clean a few carpet stains would not bother me. Think you said it was £42 per which is very reasonable to stay in a grand old building. I've got no sense of smell either, so any odd smells wouldn't bother me
Video is worth a thousand words. Screw the hotel "ban" on filming anything. What can these jokers do?
That floor behind the drawers was rotten like every think else . I had a friend who used to work there a cleaner she could only do so much in the rooms . they had half hour to do one floor and as for the bleach that way over board .I can't believe the way it is disgusting xx❤x
Morning hun xx❤
Don't ill blush
Good you went under cover to get real experience. Shame the hotel dirty and run down as it could be updated and room price updated.i like the classical music. Brave you managed the night due to horrid smell.😊
Could of been worse Lee, you should of gone to pontins in Prestatyn when it was open ,lol
Lee , you clearly weren't a backpacker in the 90s 😂..Although that place does give me Netflix Hotel Cecil vibes 😬
thought i was watching walk with me tim for a minute - bring a black light with you next time for the full experience ha ha
The sacrifices you make for your audience Lee. 😂 I must admit it looked truly awful but for £42 what more could you expect? It's cheaper than Premier Inn but at least they're clean. 👍
I think you cannot fault the public areas in Britannia Hotels. The rooms are a different matter and issue. 😮
Shame though isn't it?
Oh my god. I stayed in that very room in 2016 and its the exact same 🤢. They charged me £110 for that back then. When I told the client where I had booked they laughed for a solid minute and said we better get your deliverables now - you wont be back tomorrow. worst hotel in europe for me is the Manhattan hotel in Brussels. everything was covered in dust and cigarette ash, the room as 100 x worse that than. I checked out 5 mins after checking in.
£42 in centre of Liverpool, if go with a mate that's £21 each, I think that would be good value for Liverpool. Your mate Geoff Carter right. All you need is a place to put your head. I'd say all depends why your going to Liverpool. If going for a nice romantic weekend away then yes ,go somewhere else. But if with mates on the beer. Then thats a bargain.. great vlog as always Lee 👍
Great Video Lee.Britannia have turned all these beautiful Hotels into Hellholes
Stayed there 40 years ago for a star trek convention and it was in just about the same condition. Managed to meet Patrick Stewart and he didn't stay long.
Makes u wonder what they were doing on the toilet to make it sticky 😂😂😂 very brave Lee 😂😂 watching the room review made my skin very itchy 😂😂😂 I envy you for being so brave 😂😂😂
I stayed there during the Beatles convention in '89. The hotel rooms needed updating and were creepy. We were also on the 5th floor. It's no Premier Inn.
Hi Lee - OMG - you should of saved this Vlog for Halloween 🤣. This beats Hammer House of Horror😵😱👻👻💀
Ey Lee the corridors look very shining.Now that’s a hotel that exists in the US as you probably know you need to do video at that hotel and stay in room 217 if it’s available that would be a cool Mcnicolsonmyster video. X
Stayed there about 10years ago and it was ok. Did you know that they used to show the Grand National Winner on the Saturday Night after the Race, in the Main Room Facing as you walk in. Did you also know that the Hotel was made for the Passengers of the Titanic, for when it was to Dock in Liverpool. My Home town Macmaster I bet you enjoyed it. Honest review Sir.👍
Just watched the rest of this video, your room wasn't exactly like one at the Ritz was is it 😅,but was a hell of a lot cheaper 👍
Good Evening Lee. This has got to be the Typical Victorian Hotel with lots of Oppulence and Splendour in it's day. But, sadly like most Hotels of this Period, No Money and No Big Investment has been spent on Up-dating, Re-decoration of the Rooms, all of the Carpets needing to be replaced, just a really Good lick of paint all over and Probably have a Professional Cleaning Company come in and Clean, Vacuum and a Good Dusting of the Hotels Furniture and it's Window's need a Thorough Clean. If they did all of that to the Britannia Adelphi Hotel and brought in a few Hotel Reviewers after that, I am sure this Beautiful Hotel would be given another Star or two. Really Good Investment and a new set of eyes to bring this Hotel up to date and a Pleasant Establishment to stay at and Enjoy Yourself. It is such an Incredible Building and it has lots of History inside it. Thank you very much Lee.
The hotel have spelt Oliver Reed's name wrong. It is not spelt 'Read.'
@@kevingreen8581 I noticed that too!
I did tell you lee what it was like. The Liverpool echo have been trying for ages to get this hotel closed. The taxi drivers try to avoid it at all costs. Plenty of decent places to eat nearby.
Hi lee terrible run down hotel stayed there 7 years ago just for one night was ok i rhought the breakfast was ok thx for sharing brill vlog 🤣🤣🤣
I did warn you on 💩book Lee I hope you went around the museums,seems how we have 3 of them which are worth going around the world one, and the maritime one are my favourite but i hope you enjoyed the city 👍👍
hi lee my experience staying at the adelphi in liverpool was amazing and first class the only thing is that was 25 years ago it was the place to stay.what a pity to see how it has certainly gone down in reputation and service i think this is too great for even brittania hotels to get back to some sort of resemblance to what it was which is a real shame
That tartan mattress and that bathroom🤮😷. Come back premier Inn all is forgiven 😂. It's a shame to let this beautiful hotel get in that condition. But for £42 a night I would be pleased to lay my head down on a cold rainy night in the warm.
Tired, but it is far better than many I have stayed in around the world!
It used to be a 5 star hotel years ago. All the bands and opera singers who played in Liverpool stayed there. Really sad to see the decline. Rich. Birkenhead.
Room lighting has been remarkably dim in every hotel I’ve stayed in (here in the United States) for several years. I need to bring efficient bright LED bulbs on trips.
You should stay at Skye Oceans Hotel in Blackpool Lee, the Adelphi looks like paradise compared to that dump!
The Lodge co-op Street in Blackpool is the worst place I've ever stopped at , and I'm not fussy, lol. I would love some RUclipsr to do a review on that B&B, but for £15 a night, including a cooked breakfast (2020) price. The location is top notch just off Chapel Street, the central Pier 🏴
Damn shame seeing the demise of this Liverpool institution, a place my Family often stayed in, when I was a kid, if we were visiting Nana & Grandad or when Dad was performing at the Empire…
This is the worst rated hotel in Europe? You have to be kidding. I've stayed in hotels across Europe many of which were absolute toilets. In fact, I'm not convinced some of them were not public toilets. This is absurd luxury compared to a really run down Paris hotel in a violent neighborhood. Even the UK can supply some truly terrible near drug den hotels far far far worse than this.
Why is there a wet floor sign in reception on a carpet ?